LAFM: How do you feel about the Koffeehouse’s 4th Annual “Evening
of Independence” charity concert benefiting MusiCares® on
Sat, Aug. 7 at the magical Ford Amphitheater? I’M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT. IT’LL BE FUN TO PLAY IN L.A.; IT’S BEEN
A LONG TIME SINCE I’VE PLAYED ANY SHOWS THERE. BEING ABLE TO
PLAY THE FORD IS VERY EXCITING AND WE’RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
ANYTHING MUSICARES.

LAFM: Does Six Pence None
The Richer have anything new coming out? You have not released anything
since 2008. ICONVERSATION.’ IT’S SUPPOSED TO COME OUT
EARLY 2011…SO SPRING TIME AND WE’LL HAVE A SINGLE OUT
THIS FALL.

LAFM: Is the album completely finished? YEAH, THE ALBUM IS DONE. WE
RECORDED IT WITH JIM SCOTT BACK IN FEBRUARY. IT’S COMING OUT
ON BMI/CMG.

LAFM: How is having a family mixing with the music life? MY SON IS
SIX AND A HALF. HE’S MUSICALLY INCLINED. HIS DAD’S ALSO
A MUSICIAN AND HE WRITES LITTLE PHRASES ON THE PIANO JUST STARTING
LAST WEEK. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. I THINK MAYBE HE’LL BECOME
A LITTLE COMPOSER. THAT’D BE FINE WITH ME.

LAFM: How do you feel about the internet affecting the music business?
WELL, IT’S GREAT. WE NEED TO GET INTO IT A LITTLE FURTHER AND
REALLY SEE HOW DIFFERENT IT IS. I RELEASED A SOLO RECORD ABOUT THREE
YEARS AGO AND I ALREADY GOT A TASTE OF HOW DIFFERENT THINGS ARE NOW.
I MEAN I’M ONLY IN MY EARLY 30S, BUT IT’S FUNNY HOW QUICKLY
ALL THIS HAS CHANGED. I FEEL THAT JUST SO MUCH HAS TRANSPIRED IN THIS
INDUSTRY THAT IT’S ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE. IF YOU JUST DISAPPEARED
FOR TEN YEARS THEN COME BACK, YOU’D BE LIKE WHAT IS THIS? IT’S
A WHOLE DIFFERENT PLANET. IT’S TAKING A LOT TO GET USED TO AND
FOR A BAND THAT STARTED IN 1992. SO IT ALMOST 20 YEARS LATER NOW BUT
WE’RE STILL YOUNG SO IT’S WEIRD, REALLY WEIRD.

LAFM: Do you have to reestablish yourself? EXACTLY. IT HAS BEEN A
LONG TIME. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT’S KIND OF LIKE STARTING OVER.
A LOT OF WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST GOING TO ENTAIL FINDING OUR
OLD FANS AND GETTING THEM TO CONNECT AGAIN AND ALSO, OF COURSE, CONNECTING
WITH NEW FANS HOPEFULLY.

LAFM: with songs featured on Dawson’s Creek and Smallville,
are you planning to get your new songs on any of the many teen vampire
shows out now? I KNOW. OUR MUSIC IS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR VAMPIRE LOVE
SCENES. SO, HOPEFULLY THAT’LL WORK OUT. HAHAHA.

LAFM: How is the band’s sound evolving? YEAH, WE SET OUT ON
THIS RECORD TO MAKE A SIMPLER SOUNDING RECORD. IT’S NOT A TON
OF ORCHESTRATION. THE SONGS ARE RECORDED PRETTY SIMPLY WITH A BAND
PLAYING ALL TOGETHER AS A BAND ALONG WITH MY VOCALS AND EVERYTHING.
WE MADE A CONSCIENCE DECISION THAT BEFORE WE STARTED RECORDING THAT
ANY PART THAT
WAS ADDED AFTER THE BASIC TRACKS WOULD BE ADDING TO THE SONG AND POINTING
TO THE VOCALS OR IT WOULDN’T BE PUT ON IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE
A CLASSICALLY POP RECORD. WE FEEL THAT IT IS ONE. WE LOVE IT. WE THINK
IT’S PRETTY COOL. WE HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

LAFM: How do you feel about producing albums in the music market today?
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IF I WAS GOING TO HAVE A SOLO CAREER, AND I GUESS
I’LL TRY TO MAKE RECORDS AND DO SOME STUFF WHEN ‘SIX PENCE…’
IS NOT BUSY, THAT SOUNDS IDEAL BECAUSE I ENJOY DOING LOTS OF DIFFERENT
THINGS, BUT
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO JUST RELEASE SINGLES.
I THINK THAT’S A REALLY AWESOME CONCEPT. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK, ‘OH NO, NO DON’T DO THAT. DON’T KILL THE
ALBUM,’ BECAUSE IT’S SUCH A BIG DEAL TO PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND
THAT, BUT I’M THE KIND OF PERSON THAT I REALLY LIKE FOR MYSELF
ONTO A CD OFF MY ITUNES, IT GENERALLY ALL OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS’
HITS. THAT’S WHAT I WANT AS A LISTENER. I’M NOT THE OBSCURE-ALBUM-TRACK-GIRL
AND A LOT OF MY FRIENDS AND THE GUYS IN THE BAND ARE VERY MUCH LIKE
THAT GETTING MORE OBSCURE STUFF. I GET LIKE ‘BARRY MANILOW’S
GREATEST HITS.’ I’M KINDA SORRY I SAID THAT, BUT IT’S
TRUE.

LAFM: What new artists or music are you listening to for inspiration?
I WENT TO A SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT. WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS, I REALLY ENJOYED
THAT A LOT AND I NEED TO GET HIS RECORD. I SAW THAT IN NASHVILLE,
MY HOMETOW, THERE’S A LOT OF ORIGINAL STUFF HERE. IT’S
A TREASURE TROVE OF LOTS OF ORIGINAL BANDS. YOU DON’T HAVE TO
LOOK MUCH FURTHER THAN YOUR OWN TOWN. I BET
IT’S LIKE THAT WITH LOS ANGELES TOO.

LAFM: What do you say to new artists? ALL THE “NEW” ARTISTS
ARE 10 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME THAT I SEE I NASHVILLE. TO A CERTAIN
EXTENT, THEY SEEM TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON THAN I
DO. THERE ARE SO MANY SELF-STARTERS. WITH THE CLIMATE THE WAY IT IS
YOU HAVE TO BE SMART, MOTIVATED, AND AWESOME. I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
FOR THOSE KIDES COMING UP.

LAFM: Have you thought about working with other mediums? IT WOULD
BE REALLY COOL TO HAVE A SIX PENCE CARTOON. WE’RE JUST TRYING
TO DO WHAT WE DO, HOPEFULLY WE’LL FIND THE RIGHT MEDIUM, AND
MAYBE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WILL ARISE TO GET US MOTIVATED AND EXCITED.
RIGHT NOW, THAT’S MAKING THE MUSIC THAT WE LOVE TO MAKE AND
GETTING OUR AUDIENCE BACK, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IT TAKES TIME.

LAFM: How has your label been working out for you? THEY HAVE BEEN
SO EXCITED AND WONDERFUL DURING THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE NEW MANAGEMENT
ALSO THAT WE’RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT AND WE FEEL LIKE IT’S
A GOOD FIRST PAGE THAT WE’RE STARTING ON BECAUSE IT’S
BEEN AWHILE SINCE WE’VE DONE THIS.

LAFM: How is touring look for the album? WE’RE WAITING FOR OFFERS
AND TRYING TO GET THE RECORD OUT THERE SO WE CAN GET ON A DECENT TOUR
IN THE FALL, OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

LAFM: Whom would you like to open or close for soon? OH, THERE’S
A PRETTY GOOD LIST, BUT UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE BANDS THAT WE WOULD
HAVE LOVED TO TOUR WITH AREN’T TOGETHER ANYMORE. I MEAN I ALWAYS
THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE AWESOME TO DO SOME SHOWS WITH GARBAGE, LIVE,
AND OF COURSE, THINKING WAY TOO BIG, BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT SIX PENCE
AND U2 WOULD JUST BE THE BEST SHOW EVER. HAHA.

MAYBE I’M TAKING
IT A LITTLE BIT TOO HIGH AND WHO KNOWS WHEN THOSE GUYS ARE GOING TO
TOUR AGAIN. YOU KNOW IF COLDPLAY WANTS, BUT MAYBE THAT’S TOO
LOFTY ALSO. HOPEFULLY, THE RIGHT THINGS WILL COME ALONG. WE’RE
FANS OF LOTS OF DIFFERENT BANDS. I KNOW BONO’S A FAN, BUT I
THINK THAT THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN’T BEEN ON THE ROAD IN EIGHT
YEARS MIGHT
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

LAFM: Is there are any favorite genres of music for you that you think
need more publicity? A REALLY ENJOY MINDY SMITH FROM NASHVILLE. SHE’S
KIND OF AN ALT-COUNTRY-POP CATEGORY. I THINK SHE’S AMAZING.
THERE’S A SINGER/SONGWRITER NAMED KATE YORK THAT SINGS HEART-WRENCHINGLY
BEAUTIFUL SONGS.

LAFM: How do you feel about new sounds in the music? I LIKE THAT BAND
PHOENIX. UNFORTUNATELY, I TEND TO CATCH ONTO THINGS WAAAY AFTER EVERYONE’S
KIND OF OVER IT. I DON’T KNOW WHY. I KIND OF JUST LISTEN TO
MY FAVORITES, PEOPLE WHO AREN’T MAKING MUSIC ANYMORE MOSTLY.
I LISTEN TO A LOT OF LEONARD COHEN AND OLD COUNTRY MUSIC LIKE GEORGE
JONES, DOLLY
PARTON, AND LORETTA LYNN. OLDER STUFF APPEALS TO ME MORE. MATT, MY
PARTNER IN THE BAND, REALLY SEEKS OUT NEW MUSIC AND IS A HUGE FAN
OF A LOT OF NEWER ARTISTS THAT I’VE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF.
I TAKE A LOT OF COMFORT IN THE MUSIC THAT I’M FAMILIAR WITH,
YOU KNOW. I THINK I’M AN OLD LADY IN MY SPIRIT. I CLING TO THE
PAST.

LAFM: Your hit ‘Kiss Me’ will always be a classic song.
How do you feel about it still having decent rotation? I’M VERY
THANKFUL. I’VE BEEN SO BLESSED SO THANK YOU. GOD IS THE AUTHOR
OF THAT SONG.

LAFM: Do you have any final words of wisdom? I’M SO THANKFUL
THAT I GET TO BE A PART OF PEOPLE’S LIVES WITH MY VOICE. I FEEL
SO BLESSED TO GET SO MANY WONDERFUL MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK ON THIS AND
THAT FROM FANS THAT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE WHAT I DO IS WORTH IT. I’M
THANKFUL TO GET TO DO IT AND HAVE A VOICE IN THE WORLD.